Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-13
OFFICIAL SALARIES.
REPORT ON RErREsCHMENT ARD az
FORM Is CITY AFFAIRS.
Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen Street
Railways - Lee-Monument Cele-
bration-city Finances.

Council chamber. Present Messrs.
Bass (president), Adams, Bland, Cren-
shaw, Crump, Davis, Dickerson, Har-
grove, Hill, Murphy, Noble, Otley,
Tage, Powers, and Snead.
RETBENcHMENT AND REFORM.
The Committee on Retrenchmeni
and Reform submitted report in which
it recommended that the following
changes be made in the pay Of the
city employees named.
Assistant City Engineer Is. E. Bates,
increase from q, 500 to 81, 800 per year.
Fourth Assistant City Engineer (E.
T. ID. Myers, Jr), decrease from Sl2j
to 500 per month.
City stable wheelwright, increase
from S1.S0 to g per day.
Public-schOol teachers, increase oi
10 per cent. on present salaries.
Pump.houso nightwatchman, in
crease TO $50 per month.
Superintendent Water-Works 90. z.
Bolling), increase from 81, 800 to 81 800.
Employees of gas department, In
crease Of 10 per cent. on present wages.
CIlis excepts those whose wages have
been increased since 1870, when the
pay Of all was reduced 10per cent.
Ward supeIintendeDts of street de-
paTtments increased to $3.50 per day.
Chief of Police John Poe, Jr) de
creased from 81 800 to 81, 800.
Committee clerk (P. J. Burton) in
creased from $3.50 to $50 per month.
The report also recommended
Returning sanitary officers to police
force.
Returning clerk of Chief of Police
to police duty.
Returning crier of Police Court to
police duty.
Creating Office of crier of Police
Court.
Allowing pay to policemen for dam
aged clothing.
Concerning the employment OF two
book keepers and accountants to exam
inc the books and papers in the different
city Offices, and to inquire into the con-
dition of the city finances.
Mr. Otley moved that 100 copies OF
the resolutions be printed and acted
upon at some future time. He said he
could not hold all the resolutions in his
head at once.
Mr.. Bland, chairman OF the Com
mittcc on Rouenchmcnt and Reform,
hortd this would not be done.
Mr. Page wanted to know what The
whole thing was gong to cost. H.
asked if Mr.. Bland could give the az
qrccate increase that would be caused
Mr.. Ouey's motion to lay On the
table, except as TO the Superintendent
Of the Water-Works, prevailed, aud
lC0 copies were ordered TO be printed.
The resolution regarding the Water
Works Superintendent failed.
DocK-sTREET TRACK.
The ordinance allowing the Bright
hope Railway Company to run switch
track Oh Dock street was cOncurred IN.
LOANS.
Tie Finance Committee was author
lied by the Board, who concurred i'll
the Councils action, TO borrow SlGO,-
eco and pay the same as the sale Oh
city bonds justified.
GAS IN THE PARKS.
The resolution providing for lighting
the gas-lamps in the public squares
came up for concurrence.
Mr.. Powers, chairman of the Com
mittee on Light, hoped the resolution
would not pass because the gas-lamps
were unnecessary.
Mr.. Otley said the generating powers
Of the gas-works were not equal to q
further increase.
The Board failed to concur.
MANCHESTER RAILWAY AND IMPROVE
NENT COMPANY.
The ordinance allowing the Manches
ter Railway and improvement Compa
nv to run up Fourteenth street from
Mayo's bridge and over certain street:
of this city was taken mp and passed
without discussion.
RICHMOND UNION INSTRUMENTATION
COMPANY.
The ordinance allowing the Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway Com
pany to extend its tracks was next
taken up.
Mr.. Page moved to recommit to the
Committee on Streets. He understood
there was some trouble about the inter
section of tracks at Ninth and Canal,
and he further had been told that al
parties desired the recommittal until
this difficulty was adjusted.
The Board agreed to rccommit.
RICHMOND CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
Tie ordinance giving the Richmond
City railway additional routes in this
city was next read.
Mr.. Noble asked if the ordinance as
presented was the same as when II
came from the Street Committee. lie
was inclined to think that the commit
tee had refused TO recommend the
Leigh-street extension. He moved L
recommit.
LOST.
Mr.. Snead did not think it proper K
act on the ordinance when the Union
Line ordinance had just been recon-
mitted.
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